Smitten in my Kitchen

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Smelly Danielly

Corn, Chive, & Buttermilk Pop Overs

I’ve become smitten with a food blog called Smitten Kitchen. The photos are simple and useful, the recipes are easy to follow, and there is a personal touch to each blog post that I love!

While perusing all their amazing recipes the other day, I came across this one for Corn, Buttermilk, and Chive Popovers. I drooled at the sight of them. I love corn. I love chives. I love things that popover!

I went out the next day and bought all the ingredients needed to put together these delightful little treats. I followed the recipe exactly as stated except instead of using chives I used green onions. I also used a muffin tin instead of a popover tin. While they didn’t turn out 100% like the pictures they were pretty tasty and as Deb mentions in her blog post, they can be a little finicky to perfect. I think my oven had a role to play in the way they turned out. This recipe yielded me 12 popovers in a muffin tin.

The popovers were wonderful but I think the next time I make these I will do two things differently.

Actually use chives. I found the green onions provided too strong a taste for my liking in this particular recipe.
Mix everything together instead of blending it in a blender. I would have liked the corn to stay whole so that you get pops of sweetness when you bite into them.

Over all, this is definitely a recipe I want to try over again and perfect. It really was quite easy to make, I just need to figure out my oven!

I strongly suggest you checking out the Smitten Kitchen. There are so many great recipes on there I am sure you will find something you will love!

Roasted Tomato Soup with Broiled Chedder! OMG!

My Food Bucket List

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Smelly Danielly

I had Korean BBQ for the first time Saturday night. It was so damn good. I mean, really, how could it not be when you have an authentic Korean making it for you.

Pork Belly + Marinated Beef Short Ribs + Lettuce Wraps + Noodles + Rice + Veggies + Hot Sauce = AMAZINGNESS

I love trying new food. I’m not one to shy away from something that is ‘weird’ or unfamiliar. I want to try everything.

What I love about watching the Food Networks is the exposure I get to different foods and cuisines. I have basically created a Food Bucket List for myself consisting of things I want to try, food wise, before I die. Two new additions to that list, Prairie Oysters and Alligator.

While watching Man vs. Food: Carnivore Edition I came across this restaurant in Denver – The Buckhorn Exchange. It is basically a meat lovers dream that serves everything from Buffalo to Elk to Cornish Game Hen. Oh, and you can’t forget the Rattlesnake, Alligator Tail or the Rocky Mountain Oysters! It all looked so good. I need to go and try all these different cuts of meat. It would be an experience of a lifetime. A story to tell.

I’m also big into going to a new town or city and trying out there signature dish. I tried to do as much of that as I could while I was in Italy, having a Caprese Salad in Capri, Cannoli in Sicily and Pesto Sauce in Genoa. Therefore, I need to have a Lobster Roll in Maine, Southern BBQ in Alabama, a Cheese Steak Sammich in Philly, a Boston Cream Pie in Boston, and so on.

With so many different foods in this world to try, I better get cracking. Whats on your Food Bucket List?

Beef on Pork

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Smelly Danielly

The day we went to Fatburger was also the same day we went to Memphis Blues. Apparently I like meat.

I’ve been telling Pa that he should go to Memphis Blues for some good ol’ Southern BBQ for ages, but I knew unless I made him go he probably would never make it there. So for his 50th Birthday we rounded up the gang and headed down for BBQ FEST 2011.

Finally, after watching way too many episodes of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, with a side of Man vs. Food, he was able to try the food out for himself.

The only bad thing about Memphis Blues? I fill up WAY to quickly. I was basically stuffed after this tiny plate of food. If only my stomach would expand when its BBQ time. I love everything they serve.

Enter in MEAT SWEATS.

We ordered the Elvis Platter. It’s basically tradition. I had the Jack Daniels Lemon Aid. Also tradition.

The 8 of us devoured everything leaving very little behind. It was so damn tasty. We were all stuffed beyond capacity but it was well worth it. Going to Memphis Blues just fuels my desire to head South and spend some time in the Southern States. I want BBQ. I want Pulled Pork. I want Tony Romo in the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium. I want Waffles and Wings. I want rocking chairs on porches. I want cowboy hats. I want Southern accents.

I want to travel for the FOOD!

Umm, I’ll Have a Salad Please

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Smelly Danielly

We went to Fat Burger for lunch. We’ve driven by it 100 times but have never stopped in. We finally had the chance to do so during the long weekend. Chad ordered a regular burger and I ordered the crispy chicken sandwich. I can never leave well enough alone so I added bacon and guacamole to it. That was a bad choice. The guacamole was quite salty and reminded me a little too much of Mexico. Had I ordered it without the extras it would probably have been really good. What I did discover, however, its that I really don’t like burgers. Maybe its a phase, maybe it’s forever. McDonalds Cheeseburgers and Chicken Burgers are about the only ‘Burgers’ that I’ll eat, which is too bad because Chad says hes mastered the art of the home made burger. I just can’t do beef patties anymore. Actually, I just can’t do ground beef anymore. The thought of it makes me cringe.

No Burgers for ME.

Crepes and a Cart

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Smelly Danielly

So, last night didn’t got as planned.

We’ve been meaning to try and hit up a food cart downtown FOREVER but it seems that every time we plan it, it never actually works. Last night we were sure it was finally our time to eat delicious street food, but fate had other plans for us.

Since we don’t work in the downtown core I haven’t seen any of these food carts or food trucks around, so I wasn’t quite sure how it worked. I did, however, find a great website that gave a lot of info on the different food carts in Vancouver. I quickly realized that the majority of the carts downtown are lunch carts and therefore are gone by 3 or 4 in the afternoon. This left us a little weary as to what we were going to find for dinner.

We stumbled upon Poke’m, which closed at 5:30 and decided that we’d leave work a little early to catch some meat ball delight.

Well, we left work, got cash, found parking, walked to the corner, and…NOTHING! It was 10 after 6 and there was no cart to be seen. WHY!? Why can’t we catch a street meat break!? We have no idea what happened or why the cart wasn’t there. It was all very strange because Alicia had seen the cart there the day before, but yesterday…NOTHING.

Le sigh.

So, we made the best of a disappointing situation and walked up a few blocks to the Crepe Cafe. You can’t really be too sad when you have amazing crepes in front of you, right?

I use to frequent the Crepe Cafe but haven’t been in a while. Their Prociutto & Brie crepe was amazing, as expected. Add to that a nice glass of Merlo and I was happy with the fate of the situation. We were going to share a sweet Crepe but instead opted to walk down the street to catch Bad Teacher at the Scotia Theater and indulge in some butter pop corn and tasty nibs. Not a bad ending to the evening.

As for the street carts, they are still an elusive goal I have not yet concurred. I think Chad and I are going to try and find one one a Saturday, during the day. I hope we have better luck then with our past attempts.